County profile
De Soto Parish, LA
United States · GDP 2024
#1003 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-decile growthmore diversified than 63% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$2.9B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
-14.0%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
5,364
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
458
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$63.3k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
27,381
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.0%
Median HH income
$48.6k±$4.9k
Bachelor's degree+
16.0%±2.0%
Poverty rate
21.5%±3.3%
Business applications
442 · 2025
Retail establishments
66
24.2/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Mining & energy23%
Manufacturing21%
Retail trade20%
Health care18%
Food & accommodation9%
Construction9%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
27,381
residents · 2025 · +2.0% since 2020
Income per capita $60.2k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+619
International migration+11
Natural change−84
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$2.5B2019
$1.6B2020
$2.9B2021
$3.8B2022
$3.4B2023
$2.9B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$154.9k±$15.3k
Median gross rent
$687/mo±$77/mo
Vacancy rate
17.3%±2.5%
Affordability
2.4× wages
Residential permits
$29.6M
98 units · 3.6/1k pop
FEMA risk score
42.0
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.1k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Strong wind 88Heat wave 82Ice storm 74
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2232016
2252017
2212018
2302019
2312020
2422021
2782022
2892023
2812024
2842025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -20% since 20211232021
1012022
1122023
1182024
982025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
14.0 km
I-49
Nearest freight rail
3.8 km
CPKC
Nearest port
34.9 km
BRUCE OAKLEY SHREVEPORT LA
Nearest commercial airport
44.3 km
SHREVEPORT RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$63.3k
avg. annual pay · +20% since 2019
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What is the GDP of De Soto?
De Soto's economy produced $2.9B in 2024, contracting 14.0% year over year — among the slowest-growing US counties. Its largest employment sector is mining & energy.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.